Tenn. Code § 33-8-315

Current through Acts 2023-2024, ch. 1069

Section 33-8-315 - Lobotomies upon children prohibited

Lobotomies for intervention or alteration of a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder shall not be performed on children, and the courts of this state are prohibited from ordering or authorizing the performance of the procedure upon any child.

T.C.A. § 33-8-315

Acts 1976, ch. 489, § 1; 1978, ch. 877, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A., §§ 33-320, 33-3-201(f); Acts 2000, ch. 947, §§ 1, 6.